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How to register with AccessNI
Registering your organisation with AccessNI in order to access criminal records checks.
Current delivery times for AccessNI disclosure certificates
Find out the latest delivery times for AccessNI certificates.
Accepting a previously-issued AccessNI check
Accepting previously issued AccessNI checks, revealing information about these to other organisations, and security features of.
Small Business Rate Relief
The Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) provides different levels of rate relief for Northern Ireland business properties depending on their net annual value.
Employees working from home
The key issues to consider if you decide that working from home is a possibility for your business.
Strategic planning for business growth
Understand the importance of a clear and effective strategic plan to enable the growth of your business
How do you develop a strategic plan?
List of elements to include in your strategic plan - from your vision statement to your key goals for implementation.
Steps in the strategic planning process
Overview of strategic planning and management, and the importance of involving different levels of staff in the process
Key elements of strategic planning
Understand the essential questions that you should consider as part of your strategic planning process
Types of strategic planning models
Using strategic models, such as Five Forces, SWOT or PESTLE analysis, can help you assess threats and opportunities facing your business.
The purpose of strategic planning
Understand what is meant by strategic planning, what the process entails, and the purpose it serves in your business
Implementing a strategic plan
How to implement and execute your strategic plan, and monitor performance against your strategic objectives.
PESTLE analysis example
An example of PESTLE analysis, and information you should examine to assess external factors affecting your business
SWOT analysis example
An example of a SWOT analysis, and how to assess your business' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Equal pay law and employer best practice
Legal responsibilities for Northern Ireland employers under the equal pay legislation and best practice advice.
Equal pay and occupational pension schemes
How equal pay provisions apply to employee rights and occupational pension schemes.
Choosing a comparator for equal pay claims
How a female employee can choose the colleague or colleagues she wants to be compared to.
Equal pay and part-time work
The rights of part-time workers to equal pay and other treatment that is not unfavourable.
Defences to an equal pay claim
Valid reasons why an employer might lawfully be able to impose unequal pay and other terms of employment.
Equal pay, pregnancy and maternity leave
The rights of employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave to receive pay rises and bonuses.